Northwest Forest Republican Coffee serves up more memberships

Published 7:00 pm, Tuesday, May 18, 2004

This time, it was a Membership Coffee, designed to recruit new members to the already burgeoning organization. And they succeeded beyond expectations, having added six new members before the two-hour event ended; by the next monthly meeting, many more ladies had joined.

The Coffee was held at the home of Marchita Cook, and Trudy St. Germain, membership chairperson, was the dedicated leader of the hard working team that gave the organization yet another reason to be proud of their club. St. Germain, when asked to say a few words, responded from the heart, "I am so glad to see all of you here today. Planning this Coffee has hardly been work, it has been such fun and my co-workers have been just wonderful, doing their jobs so well, just like pros. I thank them all from the bottom of my heart and thanks to all of you, too, for being here."

Lynda Burke, president of NWFRW, took a few minutes to thank everyone for coming and proudly announced that the Coffee had already netted several new members. She briefly explained, for the benefit of the newcomers, some of the past history of the club and how it got started. With justifiable pride, she talked about the unprecedented receipt of five awards that NWFRW got at a state meeting in 2003, then she spotlighted the many party leaders and candidates who were present. She ended by saying, "We are proud of the many members of our group who have gone on to higher and more challenging positions in the Republican Party. We are also proud of our record of service to our community. In 1984, we began what has become a traditional effort now, the "Get Out the Vote" campaign, using our PAC funds to do this. We plan to have two billboards soon, in two languages." The group does many community service projects, supports promising future leaders, and aids community groups like the Children's Center for Self Esteem.